Spirits of '15

Read More Spoon Starting with new songs from their upcoming They Want My Soul (out August 5 on Loma Vista/Republic), the audience was among the first to hear many of the new and yet-to-be-released songs live …

SWEET SPIRIT
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Austin's Sweet Spirit is currently on tour in support of their new self-titled EP (Nine Mile Records), available now on bandcamp.com.

Mike McCarthy (Spoon, Heartless Bastards) will produce their first record, due in summer 2015 on Nine Mile Records. Look for the band to open up for Spoon this May.

US Tour starts today (April 21):

Apr. 21 - Kansas, MO @ miniBar
Apr. 23 - Madison, WI @ Mickey's Tavern
Apr. 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Sh** Biscuit
Apr. 25 - Chicago, IL @ The Burlington
Apr. 26 - Hamtramck, MI @ New Dodge Lounge
Apr. 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Happy Dog
Apr. 28 - New Brunswick, NJ @ Court Tavern
Apr. 29 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop
Apr. 30 - Brooklyn, NY @ Don Pedro's
May 01 - Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave
May 02 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement East
May 04 - Athens, GA @ Flicker Theatre and Bar
May 06 - Lafayette, LA @ Artmosphere
May 07 - Houston, TX @ Continental Club
May 10 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
May 17 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom*
May 18 - Kansas City, MO @ Midland*
May 19 - Fargo, ND @ Fargo Theatre*
May 21 - Missoula, MT @ Wilma Theater*
May 24 - Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl*
May 25 - Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory*
May 29 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater*
May 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern*
Jun. 01 - San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre*
Jun. 02 - San Diego, CA @ North Park Theatre*

* - with Spoon

Read More Luxley Opening up for BBC will be Milo Greene (who previously opened up for Stars) and Luxley, a new band from New Orleans. …

LUXLEY
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New Orlean's Luxley is MD/PHD student Ryan Gray, who took a break from his medical program to write and record his first EP Spirit with producer Ayad Al-Adhamy (formerly of Passion Pit, currently in Team Spirit) and engineer / mixer Justin Gerrish (Vampire Weekend, The Strokes).

After the EP was released, Luxley went on tour with Bombay Bicycle Club and Milo Greene (stopping by Minneapolis last October).

Next week, April 28, 2015, Luxley compiled his Spirit Remix EP called You Are The Spirit, featuring remixes from several popular bands, including Youngblood Hawke and Tropics.

Tracklisting: Luxley - You Are The Spirit EP:

01. Spirit (Youngblood Hawke Remix)
02. Spirit (B. Lewis Remix)
03. Spirit (Paperwhite Remix)
04. Spirit (Sailors Remix)
05. Spirit (Femme Fantasm Remix)
06. Spirit (Great Good Fine Ok Remix)
07. Spirit (Tropics Remix)

SPIRIT PLATE
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New York's Spirit Plate recently unveiled their video for "Broken Prose" from their self-titled debut album, which came out last month (March 3rd). You can watch it on YouTube.

What is a "Spirit Plate" you may ask? It is a Native American tradition of offering plates of food outside their doors for the spirits (when they are eating dinner).

Tracklisting for Spirit Plate (Campers’ Rule Records):

1. Broken Prose
2. Hole In Your Heart
3. Unemployed
4. Why, Why, Why, Why
5. Under the Night Sky
6. Through the Dark, Through the Rain
7. For Tomorrow
8. In the Heart of It
9. Try & Try to Be

Formats: Cassette tape w/ free digital download + full digital release on all major online retailers

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